LessonsCreed Casebook: Claims, Principles and Sound JudgmentsQuiz

Scenario: A position is widely popular. A student calls this popularity technical consensus and declares every differing opinion impossible.

Governing principle: Consensus is a technical scholarly concept; custom, popularity or a local majority alone do not establish it.

Sound application: Before claiming consensus, verify its proper conditions and whether the relevant scholarly agreement is established.

Limit of the conclusion: Rejecting the authority of genuine consensus and carelessly asserting a consensus are separate errors.

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Consensus, popularity and disagreement

Creed Casebook: Claims, Principles and Sound Judgments

Scenario: A position is widely popular. A student calls this popularity technical consensus and declares every differing opinion impossible.

Governing principle: Consensus is a technical scholarly concept; custom, popularity or a local majority alone do not establish it.

Sound application: Before claiming consensus, verify its proper conditions and whether the relevant scholarly agreement is established.

Limit of the conclusion: Rejecting the authority of genuine consensus and carelessly asserting a consensus are separate errors.